William Page Roberts

Who was William Page Roberts?

The Very Rev William Page Roberts, DD was an eminent English clergman in the Church of England and Dean of Salisbury from 1907 until 1919.

He was educated at Liverpool College and St John's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1862, his first post was a curacy in Stockport. He then held incumbencies at Eye and St Peter’s, Vere Street. Later he was a Canon Residentiary at Canterbury Cathedral before his elevation to the Deanery. A much respected cleric, he died on 28 November 1927.